Game



J. W. FISCHER.

GAME.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26. I92I.

1 $25,464, Patented Aug. 8, 1922.

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Application filed February 26, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr lVIL-LUH FISCHER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, ant a resident of the city of New York. borough of Brooklyn, inthe county of Kings anl State of New York. have invented a new andImproved Game, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The invention relates to parlor games and its object is to provide a newand improved game arranged to permit two or more per sons to play thegame and to afford considerable interest and amusement to the playersand onlookers.

Another object is to require considerable skill on the part of theplayers to successfully play the game.

Another object is to provide a game which is very simple in constructionand requires but little space on a table or other support.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothviews.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the game; and Figure 2 is a side elevation ofthe same.

The game board 10 of wood, cardboard, paper or other suitable materialis preferably made square and is provided on its face with a main field11, preferably made square, and provided with intersecting horizontalpathways 12, vertical pathways 13, and diagonal pathways 1% withstopping stations 15 at the point of intersection. The main field 11 isfurther provided at its middle with an auxiliary field or blank space16, preferably made square, and a barrier 17, preferably in the form ofa heavy black line, extends from one corner of the main field 11 to onecorner of the central field 16. Along the border pathways 12 and 13 arearranged starting stations 20, 21, 22 and 23, preferably in the form ofcircles and differently marked to identify the same. Thus the startingstation 20 is marked with a star while the other stations 21, 22 and 23are marked with different identify- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1922.

Fierial No. 447,930.

ing numerals or characters. Agoal 25 is arranged adjacent the main field11, preferably between the starting station 23 and the barrier 17, andthis goal is connected by a short pathway 26 with an adjacent borderstopping station 1.5. The goal. 25 is identified by suitable mark,character or the like. for instance, as shown in Figure 1, by a shadedstar 27.

In playing the game use is made of pawns or similar members 30, 31,32'and 33, of which the members 31, 32 and 33 are alike in form andcolor while the member 30 is preferably of the same form but of adifferent color. Thus. as showninthe draw ings, the member 30 is blackwhile the mem bers 31, 32 and 33 are white. The member 30 is placed byone player onto the starting station 20 and one, two or three playershandle the other members 31, 32 and 33, and in starting the game placethe same on the stations 21, 22 and 23. The members are moved one at atime from one stopping station 15 to the next adjacent one in anydesired direction, and the object is to have the member 30 travel alongthe pathways from one stopping station to the other around the centerfield 16 to reach the goal 25, while the other members 31, 32 and 33tend to prevent the member 30 from reaching the goal by blocking thecorresponding pathways. It is understood that when two players areplaying the game one manipulates the member 30 while the other playermanipulates all three members 31, 32 and 33 in succession, but in casefour players are engaged one player manipulates the member 30 while eachof the other players manipulates one of the members 31, 32 or 33, but ineach case the object is the same, that is, to prevent the member 30 fromreaching the goal 25. None of the members 30, 31, 32 and 33 can,however, cross the field 16 or the barrier 17.

It will be noticed that the game requires considerable skill on the partof the players to successfully play the game, that is, the playercontrolling themember 30 seeks to avoid being blocked by the members 31,32 and 33, and the players controlling the members 31, 32 and 33 seek toblock the member 30 to prevent the latter from reaching the goal 25.

The face of the game board 10 may be ornamented in any suitable mannerto render the game board attractive. V

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent: 7 1. A game comprising a game board and membersadapted to be moved over the said board by the players, the board havinga main field provided with intersecting vertical, horizontal, anddiagonal pathways for the said members to be moved on, a barrierextending across a portion of the said field from the border of the saidmain field, spaced starting stations at the said main field and of whichone is located to one side of the said barrier and is for one of thesaid members tostart from; the remaining etaing a main square fieldprovided with intersecting horizontal, vertical, and diagonal pathways,an auxiliary field arranged at the center of the said main field,starting stations located approximately at the middle of the borderpathways of the main field, a barrier extending diagonally from the thecentral field to one corner of the said main field, and goal outside oneof the border pathways adjacent the barrier. 4. A game comprising a gameboard having a main square field provided with intersecting horizontal,vertical and diagonal pathways, an auxiliary field arranged at thecenter ofthe said main field, starting stations located approximately atthe midile of the border pathways of the main field, a barrier extendingdiagonally from the central field to one corner of the said main field,a goal outside one of the border pathways adjacent the barrier, andstopping stations at the intersections o1 the pathways. JOSEPH WILLIAMFISCHER.

